Chateau Calon Segur 2005

Chateau Calon Segur 3rd Growth St Estephe, Bordeaux, France, 2005 

Grapes: 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot, 55ha vineyard on deep gravel soil over clay sub-soil, 20 year average vine age, hand picked, aged 18-20 months in 100% new French oak.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"Tasted from an ex-château bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Segur dinner in London, the 2005 Calon Segur is on par with the wonderful 2000. The only real difference is that this needs more time in bottle. It has a captivating nose: blackberry and boysenberry fruit coming at you at full pelt; dried blood and bacon fat developing as secondary aromas just behind. There is fine delineation here - an underlying mineralité sure to surface with time. The palate is very intense and disarmingly youthful, almost ferrous on the entry with layers of ripe black fruit that segue into an earthy finish (with a curious light tang of Marmite on the aftertaste!). It is a fabulous Calon Ségur, though the millennial wine might ultimately possess greater precision. We will see. Tasted March 2015." Drink 2020-2050

94/100 points, Neal Martin, robertparker.com, October 2016 

"Tasted blind. Blackish crimson. Sweet, well developed nose. Lots of fruit concentration in the middle. Pretty classy stuff. Lovely full ripe fruit fully covers the tannin. Just very slightly bitter on the end." Drink 2016-2040

17.5/20 points, Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, February 2017